How do people learn most effectively? originally appeared on Quora - the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Adam Lupu, ...

The physicist Niels Bohr once defined an expert as “a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” Bohr's quip summarizes one of the essential lessons of learning, ...

When teaching coaching skills to leaders, I often hear statements like: “People appreciate honest feedback so they know where they stand. Feedback is necessary for growth. People learn from their ...

How do teachers really learn to teach--to teach well, cooking on all disciplinary burners, deftly handling mini-crises of apathy and frustration, creating--on the fly--engaging new ways to absorb and ...

“Dr. Laura: How will they know right from wrong when they are never taught something will happen when they do wrong?" In a recent post, we addressed the fact that punishment doesn't actually teach ...

Every parent of multiple children will tell you that each child does things at their own pace and in their own way. For instance, one child might love baseball and excel at throwing one while another ...

Like it or loathe it, professional development is part of most every teacher’s job. State laws might mandate training to prepare for new curricula. Districts often require attendance at “in-service” ...

It’s a question discussed again and again in classrooms, on playgrounds and wherever parents congregate: What age should kids learn to read? Experts say that most children learn to read by age 6 or 7, ...

On the annual employee engagement survey at Disney, one question was guaranteed to get a low score—one of the lowest, in fact. Despite being the survey lead, I just couldn’t get the score to rise.

Alaska Airlines is the latest airline to ground its planes because of an IT meltdown. We talked to industry leaders about why ...